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Along these lines almost every state has state-operated psychiatric hospitals and / or developmental centers. They both require "aide"-type positions which require little if any education beyond a high school diploma. What they DO require is a caring, patient heart.

If you think this might be for you, check with your state's civil service commission for more details re: taking civil service test, etc.

Typically state civil service offers significantly improved health care and other benefits.

Don

Co-Team Leader for All Health Pros, Binghamton Area Losers & Laid Off But Staying Strong SparkTeams

Tell Me What Is It You Plan To Do With Your One Wild & Precious Life? ---Mary Oliver

Don't die with your music still in you. -- Dr. Wayne Dyer

"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." --- Carlos Castaneda

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." --- Buddha

Remember, health care organizations have non-clinical positions available as well as clinical positions, so don't bypass looking at health care for a potential career opportunity, just because you don't have medical training.

Quintessential Careers includes a job search function for health care, pharmaceuticals and social work, and it offers a long list of web links to other search sites: www.quintcareers.com/healthcare_jobs.html

I thought maybe folks might like to share some of their tips for job hunting? Since we're from all over, it's not like we're competing head-to-head for the same jobs, but maybe each of us can point to some resources or strategies other folks can use?

My tip: I've identified 13 websites that post job listings that I visit daily. I created a special Favorites folder in my browser and loaded all the site links in that folder. Each morning, I go to the folder and check each site, one by one, for the most recent listings.

I've found that the websites I access are updated overnight and by noon each day, so it pays to check twice a day.

Some of the websites I've found during my job-hunting research (all US-based), are listed below. Some are nationally based and other are regional. The great thing is you can search some of these national job databases by state and sometimes even within the radius of a specific zip code.

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